1993 Mercury Cougar XR-7 from North America - Comments

27th Jul 2008, 13:35

I have a 1993 cougar I bought in 1997 with 6000 miles on it. I love the car. Had no trouble till 110000 miles when the head gasket went, a couple thousand miles later the radiator. At 125000 needed a new steering box,142000 a air flow sensor idle air control valve. Now the car has 152000 miles. The paint looks like new. I really like this car so I guess I will keep it. Its been driven all over the U.S.From Pa to Cal.

17th Dec 2008, 17:53

OK, my 93 Cougar has got 73,000 miles on it and has yet to blow the head gasket. But one thing that has been the worst for me that has not been posted was the whole door latch; it has been a little over a year and it still has not been replaced. I love the car to death but the door latch on my passenger side and the squeaky ball bearing in the front left tire. But the car is a champ, a great vehicle.

25th Feb 2009, 10:45

I have owned a 93 Cougar XR-7 3.8 V6 since 1994, it has over 400 thousand miles on it and runs good. I had to change the transmission once and have done the usual work like brakes, tune ups, change lights, and etc. I would not trade or sell since it has been a very dependable to me.

5th Sep 2009, 23:56

I have a 93 3.8L with 161,000 miles on it. I bought it in 96 with 6000 miles on it.

I did the head gasket at 110,000, water pump, thermostat, radiator, belt, control arm, steering box. The paint looks like new, I wax it 3 times a year. Now it needs tires for the second time and I don't know if I should stick any more money into the car.

I really do like this car. It looks like a new car, and I get a lot of comments from from people who can't believe it's a 93. When you are driving it, it feels like a real car.

I have 3 other newer cars, but this is my favorite; my wife thinks I am crazy.

9th Sep 2009, 11:20

I have a 93 XR7 and I love it, but recently the engine revs up by itself when I am driving. At first I thought transmission, but I don't feel it kick down a gear. It's as if someone is simply giving it more gas. Thoughts?

2nd Nov 2009, 16:09

I have a 1993 3.8L Thunderbird. 292,000 KM and never replaced a head gasket, bought it at about 160,000 km and always changed oil every 3000 Km. Car still works amazing but is sitting because won't pass inspection due to rust underneath. Might have to clean it up a bit and patch some holes and get the rest of life out of that engine. Love this car to death.

25th Nov 2009, 12:35

To the person whose engine idles real high -- It's the idle air control valve that needs replaced. You can first take the old one off and spray carb cleaner in it and let it soak to clean it out. Let it soak for about an hour to get all the carbon out of it and put it back on. You will need another gasket. If this lowers the idle, then you can work on buying a new one. I bought a new one for $65.

2nd Mar 2010, 15:06

I own a 1994 Mercury Cougar XR7 with 140,000 miles on her. She is a metallic emerald green with a body kit. I am not going to lie, she was a money pit, but she is 100% now and one heck of a beautiful BEAST! Although she can't match my son's Dakota R/T w/5.9, she can take on any Mustang, Firebird or Camaro out there.

8th Feb 2011, 10:08

Hi guys, I have a 93 Mercury Cougar XR7 5.0 HO.

The car sat all winter, fired it up a couple of times, drove it down my driveway, no problems.

Yesterday I went to start it, and it didn't idle, played with the idle screw, and got it to idle. Drove for 40 minutes, no problems, then drove for another 20 minutes and the car started to bog out. At first I thought that the oil was low, but it's fine. Now I'm thinking either too much gas getting to the engine, or bad gas? Any ideas? Thanks.

21st Aug 2014, 01:24

I have the same car. Very pleased with it. Got it from a guy for a good price. The only thing I have done with it so far was the driver's side lower ball joint. Made a bad squeaking sound. Got it fixed.

Looking to fix him up to look really nice, and will put Flowmasters on it too.

16th Mar 2016, 20:17

I've had majority of the problems you have. Left window won't roll down, speedometer and RPM gauges don't work unless I hit the brake, then the speedometer works. The car shut off one time driving down the road. I'm trying to figure out how to get my window fixed.